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31/7/2015 at 6:10am
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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It's not as bad as it seems. Some caravanner's are actually quite normal! Some are even pleasant enough to talk to! 
Not for the first time, a couple of months ago, we were the only tent on a site surrounded by about a dozen 'vans. Nobody batted an eyelid, and we even had two separate neighbours comment on our "lovely tent". I'm certain they weren't being patronising, either!
Yes, you may come across the odd one who seems a bit uppity, and they may even look down their noses at you or won't even make eye contact with you (it does happen!), but then, not all tent campers make ideal neighbours either, for one reason or another! I guess it's the same wherever you go in life, on or off a camp site.
Best bit of advice though, is to practice putting your tent up before you go (room in your garden?). You may have an audience, and we don't want these 'vanners thinking that tent pitching is difficult, or that they have "a far superior unit"! 
Oh... and no farting or belching... they will hear you, and you will give us all a bad rep!
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31/7/2015 at 12:30pm
Location: Essex coast living on a boat!
Outfit: Vango Stargrove 600xl
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I am sure that you will all have a wonderful time, don't worry!
I get what you are saying about being in a field with only caravans, but how do you know that you will be the only tent, there are plenty of large tents that would potentially be in the same situation.
Just a tip regarding the puppy, we always take two tie out stakes and tethers with us for our dog, one goes outside the tent for fine weather, the other ensures that the dog remains tethered inside the tent at night or whatever but can still move around freely inside the tent, that way you know the dog is safe, especially with three young children to see to you will have quite enough to do!
We usually thread the tether through the EHU access hole in the tent and stake it out outside at a suitable distance. If necessary we knot the tether to the required length inside.
Just relax and enjoy the experience, you will muddle through as we all do!
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